"The Police Department is conducting a criminal investigation into the actions of four officers during a traffic stop in which 28-year-old black city man was beaten by a white officer with a flashlight, The Republican has learned.
The incident was caught on video by an anonymous bystander, and the officer shown swinging the flashlight is identified in the arrest report as patrolman Jeffery M. Asher." - Springfield. The arrest of Melvin Jones III, November 27, 2009. Shout out to Yung Stelf for the tip